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GLASSCOCK County

District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-07-09

All Permits Operators

Glasscock County permitting is running 27 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (82 total, up 30% on the prior quarter). PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 75 permits in the past 12 months, one of 16 operators active in the county. 7 operators filed a first Glasscock County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,605 ft (prior year: 10,120 ft); 97% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (90d)

82

vs Prior

+30%

Operators (90d)

8

Avg Depth (90d)

10,737

Hz % (90d)

98%

All Time

11,521

Depth Range: 59 - 17,500 ft
SWD wells in GLASSCOCK County → 261 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Saltwater disposal in GLASSCOCK County → 63 disposal permits · SWD operators, capacity & injected volumes
Earthquakes in GLASSCOCK County → 53 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet

Permit Activity

Permit Types (90d)

DRILL

80

+17 vs prior

RECOMP

1

NEW vs prior

RENTR

1

NEW vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.751488
OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC49342
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC46627
DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC3913
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC30311
OXY USA INC.16214
BLACK SWAN OPCO, LLC1434
DE V OPERATING, LLC135
VITAL ENERGY, INC.1220
AQUA TERRA PERMIAN, LLC45

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
916837SQUINTSDRILL2026-07-09
916837SQUINTSDRILL2026-07-09
916837SQUINTSDRILL2026-07-09
916094HURT-BRUNSON 32KDRILL2026-07-09
916099HURT-BRUNSON 32PDRILL2026-07-09
916093HURT-BRUNSON 32JDRILL2026-07-08
916086HURT-BRUNSON 32CDRILL2026-07-08
916096HURT-BRUNSON 32MDRILL2026-07-08
916085HURT-BRUNSON 32BDRILL2026-07-08
916087HURT-BRUNSON 32DDRILL2026-07-08

New to GLASSCOCK County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC2025-10-1739active elsewhere in TX
DE V OPERATING, LLC2025-12-1913first TX permits
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.2026-04-234active elsewhere in TX
ARETE CREEK OPERATING, LLC2026-02-114first TX permits
DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC2025-12-172active elsewhere in TX
CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC2026-04-301active elsewhere in TX
TEJAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC2026-02-061active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath GLASSCOCK County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Spraberry4,4916,702
San Andres3,1623,497
Clear Fork3,0795,463
Yates2,7802,033
Wolfcamp2,4777,765
Grayburg2,3993,346
Queen2,1902,688
Seven Rivers2,1432,128